- Hardcover: 231 pages
- Publisher: Taunton Press; illustrated edition edition (May 1 1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1561582298
- ISBN-13: 978-1561582297
- Product Dimensions: 26.5 x 25.9 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 1.2 Kg
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
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- #17 in Books > Arts & Photography > Architecture > Interior Design > Style
- #47 in Books > Home & Garden > Small Homes & Cottages
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It takes only a drive through any typical American subdivision to confirm that in recent decades the average house has grown in size, narrowed in style, and shrunk in vision. Jim Tolpin's The New Cottage Home represents a return to a previous school of thought about living space: that it should be no larger than is needed, conservative of resources, rich in detail-- in short, that it should pay homage to honest architecture and fine craftsmanship, not to conspicuous consumption. The 30 cottage homes pictured, all recently built, have the slightly unfair advantage of almost magically beautiful locations, but each has a unique character and many cottage-style nooks and crannies: the converted island pump house with sod roof, the 600-square-foot woodland temple, the salvage-built house on the Kansas prairie, the off-the-grid shingled hilltop house built to take advantage of natural light. Tolpin does an excellent job of pulling together the elements of each that make it a cottage and make it appealing. In his own words, "These houses seem to call as much to the heart as to the head, enriching us more with the highs of nature than with the highs of technology. These are the new American cottages that embody the ancient storybook dream, and the kind of homes that many of us have always dreamed of living in."
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The cottage, as defined in Cottage Style, is "a usually small vacation home"; however, both books show how cottage style can be used for a permanent home as well. Tolpin covers the history of cottages as they evolved from serfs' homes in England to the Cape Cod style in the United States and on into the 20th century. The main purpose is to show how contemporary architects, using modern design techniques, have developed the cottage style for contemporary living. Architects, interior designers, and students will find this book especially useful for its last chapter on designing a cottage home. Amateurs, meanwhile, will find Cottage Style a more accessible volume for personal home design. As usual, the publisher provides numerous photographs to illustrate how to create a cottage look, with examples of window treatments, flooring, and wall coverings, as well as individual examples of various cottage styles from beach house to mountain cabin for every room of the home.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
More than just another coffee table book!,
By Jeff Dumas (El Dorado, Arkansas) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The New Cottage Home: A Tour of Unique American Dwellings (Hardcover)
You WILL find inspiration here.
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Get Cozy!,
By alfred marily (Chicago) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The New Cottage Home: A Tour of Unique American Dwellings (Hardcover)
This book hails a return to the smaller house. We have overlooked the value of coziness for too long.Delightful! I must confess, my copy is quite dog-earred.
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A collection of wonderful smaller homes,
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This review is from: The New Cottage Home: A Tour of Unique American Dwellings (Hardcover)
Getting away has taken on a certain urgency in the past week. The second home we've been wanting now seems like a good idea for our primary residence, instead. Getting our family of the metro area is something we are seriously considering. This book is gorgeous. It looks like most of the homes are architect designed, so the architect's fees might eat you alive if you decided to go this route. Still, though, the houses are reasonably sized and include lots of charming details. I also recommend:SECOND HOME (shows great houses around the country but also includes real estate shopping information, tips on evaluating a region or a small town, and so forth. inspiring and helpful too. houses includes new homes as well as refurbished older ones. A handsome but realistic book.) CABIN FEVER (a style book that does show how delightful a small cabin can be) SMALL HOUSE BIG STYLE (a very helpful book that also shows how to live in smaller spaces)
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